Table 1Transition record

business valuertocorporate investment banker

A business valuer already meets 26% of what the corporate investment banker role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business valuer

26%

Overlap1

To corporate investment banker

9 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

71.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.5

This move: 71.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the corporate investment banker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business valuer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate investment banker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business valuer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
already held mergers and acquisitions business, administration and law
already held investment banking business, administration and law
already held perform stock valuation information skills
already held stock market business, administration and law
already held review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the corporate investment banker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 7 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held management consulting required
required, not held asset management required
required, not held banking activities required
required, not held credit control processes required
required, not held funding methods required
required, not held modern portfolio theory required
required, not held securities required

optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held business loans optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held debt systems optional

02 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
required, not held analyse financial risk required
required, not held examine credit ratings required
required, not held monitor stock market required

optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on participation in financial markets required
required, not held provide legal advice on investments required

optional, not held manage contracts optional

04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop investment portfolio required

optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held economics required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corporate investment banker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held business valuation techniques knowledge
already held investment banking knowledge
already held mergers and acquisitions knowledge
already held review investment portfolios skill
already held stock market knowledge
already held analyse business plans skill
already held financial statements knowledge
already held interpret financial statements skill
already held perform stock valuation skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held business loans optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held manage contracts optional
optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional

31 held skills the corporate investment banker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on bankruptcy proceedings skill
not needed by the target role advise on property value skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role compare property values skill
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role determine resale value of items skill
not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
not needed by the target role estimate value of used goods skill
not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage brand assets skill
not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate on asset value skill
not needed by the target role perform asset recognition skill
not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role property law knowledge
not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
not needed by the target role security of assets legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role trade securities skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role value properties skill
not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge

13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held management consulting required
required, not held asset management required
required, not held banking activities required
required, not held credit control processes required
required, not held economics required
required, not held funding methods required
required, not held modern portfolio theory required
required, not held securities required
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held holding company activities optional
optional, not held business loans optional
optional, not held corporate law optional
optional, not held debt systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from business valuer

Full index of moves from business valuer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.